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PONTMAIN - RANDONNÉE - CIRCUIT ENTRE GLAINE ET FUTAIE N°21

in Pontmain
11.4 km
Loop
Walking/pedestrian
3h
Easy

  • A pretty path with beautiful views over the 2 valleys of the Glaine and the Futaie

  • All-year-round route
    Start : Behind the basilica, take the path alongside the Relais du Bocage.

    You will enter the arboretum, located in the Oblate missionaries' park. Here you will find many species of tree brought back by the brothers, such as the araucaria from Chile.
    You walk along the river la futaie through a wooded area and admire the Château de Mausson, a 15th-century dwelling.
    At Pont Dom Guérin, cross the road and go through the hamlet lined with characterful houses. At the end...
    All-year-round route
    Start : Behind the basilica, take the path alongside the Relais du Bocage.

    You will enter the arboretum, located in the Oblate missionaries' park. Here you will find many species of tree brought back by the brothers, such as the araucaria from Chile.
    You walk along the river la futaie through a wooded area and admire the Château de Mausson, a 15th-century dwelling.
    At Pont Dom Guérin, cross the road and go through the hamlet lined with characterful houses. At the end of the village, a path leads you to the Hermitage chapel. Initially, this was a very important control point for the salt trade (faux-saulniers).
    On the hillside, you can enjoy a magnificent view over the valleys and contemplate the bocage. You can admire the meadows and farmland surrounded by hedgerows of oak, chestnut and beech. These hedges form a green corridor in a landscape shaped and preserved by man.
    The Chaussée Neuve ponds can be admired from the wooden walkways of this wetland area, which helps to preserve biodiversity.

    Things to see and do :
    - Pontmain Basilica
    - Parish church
    - Chapel of the Oblates
    - Barn of the apparition
    - Museum of the Missionaries
    - Seers' Museum
    - Contemporary art centre
    - Château de Mausson (private property)
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